Ivory Island

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Ivory Island Lightstation

Ivory Island Lightstation is located 14 miles northwest of Bella Bella[1] on the junction of Seaforth Channel and Milbanke Sound[2] on the Inside Passage of British Columbia.

From 1937 to 1955, the Ivory Island lightstation was part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday for 18 years.[3]

Climate[]

Ivory Island has a wet and mild Oceanic climate. (Cfb)

Climate data for Ivory Island (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		24.5
(76.1) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.0
(84.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		14.4
(57.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		33.0
(91.4)
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		15.3
(59.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		8.3
(46.9) 		6.7
(44.1) 		11.1
(52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.3
(39.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		5.8
(42.4) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.3
(50.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		14.3
(57.7) 		14.9
(58.8) 		13.2
(55.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		6.5
(43.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		9.1
(48.4)
Average low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		3.4
(38.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		12.9
(55.2) 		11.0
(51.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		3.1
(37.6) 		7.0
(44.6)
Record low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		6.1
(43.0) 		5.0
(41.0) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 297.6
(11.72) 		194.5
(7.66) 		229.5
(9.04) 		211.3
(8.32) 		147.0
(5.79) 		129.1
(5.08) 		118.1
(4.65) 		163.7
(6.44) 		215.2
(8.47) 		353.3
(13.91) 		383.7
(15.11) 		326.3
(12.85) 		2,769.2
(109.02)
Source: Environment Canada[4]


References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=1334
  3. ^ "British Columbia Lightstation Sea-Surface Temperature and Salinity Data (Pacific), 1914-present - Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Treasury Board of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Environment Canada—[1]. Retrieved September 5 2017.

Coordinates: 52°16′11″N 128°24′24″W / 52.269632°N 128.406625°W / 52.269632; -128.406625


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